Friday, July 14, 2017

Globalize the Presidency

Globalize the Presidency

A Modest Proposal

We
now have proof, from Trump Jr. himself, that he and friends tried to outsource
oppo research to foreign spies. How very globalist.

In
normal times this would earn condemnation even from his party. But these are
not normal times. I therefore predict that the Republicans will normalize this
abnormality. So of course one calls on foreigners to meddle with our elections!

I
am reminded of some incidents from Ancient Greek history, where a citizen of a
city-state is exiled, but returned at the head of an army from another
city-state. That’s treason, of course, but sometimes it worked.

Why
did Russia meddle with the Presidential election? Because that office has
global reach. It’s only reasonable for other nations to want a say in the
American Presidency; it has an effect on them.

So
here’s a modest proposal: make this official. Globalize the Presidency. Let
citizens of other nations lobby and fund and campaign openly. Perhaps let them
vote, at, say, 1/100 of a vote each. More if they pay off our debts.